Stocks in Play - 14th August 2026
Today in Focus: NU, HTFL, TSSI
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Situational Awareness:
Market Condition: Bullish, Flat Open
Commentary:
Nice market breakout this week. Can’t really ask for much more. Looks quite broad to me. We’re well positioned now so there is no need to go crazy.
My main focus will be TSSI short posted below. In terms of longs I like NU and HTFL both with strong earnings. Neither of which are 5* however. HTFL is in an IPO base so needs to break above $40 to be in play.
UMAC is the other obvious one that is moving this morning on Trump Tariffs on Drone parts from outside the US. This company is connected to Don Jr. I don’t think I’ve ever made money on a company connected to the Trumps. For whatever reason they always seem to rug pull. That being said it’s worth mentioning and the chart looks constructive. I would much prefer to be looking at it with a company specific catalyst though not a Tariff headline.
Have a great weekend. Don’t ruin a great week by forcing it on a Friday!
In Play:
TSSI: Big Revs and EPS Miss (SHORT)
Key Metrics TSSI:
Industry Group: Information Technology Services, Market Cap: 255.42M, Float: 25.53, Short Interest: 15.52%, Days to Cover: 3.73, Earnings: 8/13/2026 4:30:00 PM, Exchange: NCM
Catalyst:
Awful earnings from TSSI which, if you remember, had some nice moves in 2024 and 2025. It looks very much like the growth story is in trouble.
🔹 Revenue: $35.1M (Est. ~$46M range $44.7–47.1M; –25% to –26%) 🔴; –20% YoY
🔹 Diluted EPS (GAAP): $0.05 (Est. $0.06–0.07; –17% to –29%) 🔴; –17% YoY
🔹 Gross profit: $8.0M; +11% YoY
🔹 Gross margin: 22.8%; +640 bps YoY
🔹 Operating income: $1.6M; +16% YoY
🔹 Adj. EBITDA: $4.5M; +12% YoY
🔹 Systems Integration revenue: $13.9M; +46% YoY (39% of total vs 22% prior)
🔹 Facilities Management revenue: $2.7M; +84% YoY
🔹 Procurement revenue: $18.2M; –45% YoY
🔹 Operating lease income: $0.3M (new Round Rock warehouse)
Analysts were expecting Revs to be down 20% YoY but this Quarter shows that H2 needs really improved results to achieve that. It’s more likely the rev drop will be much more.
In terms of chart I think it has a nice Stage 3. Below the MAs before popping above and failing. The one negative for the short is the high short interest but if this can push below the recent lows in August then it can have a really nice drop into stage 4.
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Have a Great Week!
Sean Sharpe